Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-06-24
EMPHATIC PROTESTS.
Against Returning Captured Rebel Flags to the
States from Whence They Came.

Against Returning Captured Rebel Flags to the
States from Whence They Came.
New York, June 15.-"May God palsy
the hand that wrote the order; may God
palsy the brain that conceived it, and
may God palsy the tongue that dictated
it," G. \. r. veterans glanced at each
other with awe, as those sentences rang
out from Commander in. Chief Fairchild OF
the Grand Army OF the Republic to. night in
Association hall in Harlem. The oc-
casion was reception rendered to
the commander-in-chiefby Alexander Ham
ilton Post 1S2, 6. A. r. Visitors were
present from every Grand Army post OF
this city and vicinity. Before the meeting
opened it became known that the presi
dent had approved the recommended ton
to return all the confederate flags to the
southern states from whose regiments the
flags had been captured during the late
war. Gen. Fairchiltl entered the hall with
stern-set features. The one-arned leader
burst forth with the expressions recorded:
The veterans had placed their trophies in
the care Of the war department. They
were intended to be kept in the archives
OF the nation as mementOes OF hard Won
fields OF LATHE. How can the present
loyal governors OF the southern states &C.
cept emblems Of treason after their pro-
fessions OF loyalty to the Union?
OHIO INDIGNATION.
Columbus, Ohio, Special Telegram, June
15.--The Ohio veterans OF the Union army
have been suddenly aroused by the recent
order OF the war department directing the
return OF captured rebel flags to the
governors Of the late so.caIled confederate
sta ties. Many kilograms came to Gov
Foraker urging him to make an emphatic
protest against the PRONUNCIATION OF the
order. This the governor did, declaring
thar no rebel flags would be surrendered
while he was governor. A telegram was
sent to Gen. H. Y. Boynton, at Washing
ton. to get the best legal proceedings in
stituted to enjoin the return
OF the rebel flags, especially
those captured by Ohio troops All ex-
penses Will be provided, This was signed
by Gov. Foraker and others. A dispatch
from the department commander Of the
Grand Army protesting against the out
rage was forward to President Cleveland
by the governor.
IOWA PROTESTS.
Des Moines, Ia, June l5.--Gen. Futile,
commander OF the Grand Army Of the Re-
public for Iowa, to-day asked Governor Lar
rabee to protest to President Cleveland
against any rebel flags captured by Iowa
troops being surrendered to the south,
and to take legal steps to enjoin any such
SU1IeuueI. VOf. LafIuDee uttS LeleSItt pieu
the president an emphatic protest and wall
take legal steps, ii necessary, to make the
protest effective. The following was sent
by Gov. Larabee:
Des Moines, Iowa, June 15.-To the
President OF the United States,
Washington, D. C.: l send here
with q request made upon me, as gov
ernor OF Iowa, by the commander OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic in this state
against the proposed return to the south
of the war flags captured by the union
troops during the rebellion. I add to this
request and protest OF the surviving union
soldiers in Iowa the respectful but equally
urgent protest OF the people OF the state
and shairdeem it my duty to use all prop
err endeavors to prevent any such return
OF battle flags captured by Iowa troops